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Surry County
Surry County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 71,359 County Seat Henderson County Courthouse State FIPS 37 County FIPS 171 Num Towns 7 Census-Designated Places 4 Total Town Population 20,415 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 71,429 Median Age 43.8 Veterans 3,623 Housing Units 33,549 Uninsured 1,205 Net Migration (recent) 654 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 1,640 Total Employees 31,498 Avg Annual Pay $49,330 Median Household Income $52,743 Poverty Rate 17.9% Unemployment Rate 4.8% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $63,723 Federal Spending FY2024 $472,997,219 Federal Spending Per Capita $6,628
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $153,700 Median Rent $706 FMR Studio $704 FMR 1BR $709 FMR 2BR $930 FMR 3BR $1,120 FMR 4BR $1,489
Health & Safety
Hospitals 16 EMS Stations 24 Fire Stations 24 Police Stations 24 Adult Smoking 19.8% Adult Obesity 37.9% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 43.8 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13 Electric Customers 5067762 Towns with Broadband Data 8 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 8
Community
Churches 60 Libraries 8 Historic Places (NRHP) 32 Homeless Population N/A Schools 69 SNAP Stores 100 Bank Branches 21
Agriculture
Total Farms 933 Land in Farms (acres) 91,505 Avg Farm Size (acres) 98.1 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 DR TROPICAL STORM HELENE 2024-09-28 EM HURRICANE HELENE 2024-09-26 EM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY 2024-08-06 EM HURRICANE IAN 2022-10-01 EM HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-08-02 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 EM HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-09-03 DR TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL 2019-01-31
Detailed Topics
Communities in Surry County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
